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Conversations on Conservation
Issue: May 2024
The 2024 Zahner Conservation Lecture Series offers unprecedented views of life on the Plateau and far beyond.
The Highlands Biological Foundation is offering its 2024 Zahner Conservation Lecture Series, held at Highlands Nature Center on Thursday evenings at 6:00 P.M. between June 13 and August 15 (no lecture on July 4).
This year’s series promises to be enlightening and informative as it covers a wide range of topics including birds and climate change, the diverse sounds of nature, and regional geology. The lectures are free and open to the public, providing an excellent opportunity for individuals to expand their knowledge and engage in important conversations about conservation.
Please note that parking is limited on campus. Parking can be found behind and across from the Highlands Nature Center, in the Valentine House parking lot (888 Horse Cove Road), and at HBF’s Administration Building (265 N. 6th Street). For those who are able, some parking is available at the North Campus area (111 Lower Lake Road) with a 15-to-20-minute hike to the Nature Center. After 5:30 P.M., parking is also available at Hudson Library with a 15-to-20-minute hike to the Nature Center.
June 13: Ecological Sovereignty: Managing Natural Resources from a Cherokee Biologist with Dr. Caleb Hickman
June 20: Appalachian Apothecary: Herbs of Yesterday and Today with Patricia Howell
June 27: 2018-2020: Two Years, Eight Storms, 320+ landslides, and an Earthquake: What We Learned about the Connections Between Weather, Climate Change, Landforms and Geology with Rick Wooten
July 11: Landscape Meanders: Design Ideas for the South Gateway Garden at the Highlands Botanical Garden with Warren Byrd
July 18: Fire, acorns, and kids that stay with you way too long: A natural history of the threatened Florida Scrub Jay with Dr. Sahas Barve
July 25: Climate-informed Forestry in the Southern Appalachians with Greg Cooper
August 1: The Surface Water and Ocean Topography Mission: NASA’s New Eye in the Sky for Earth’s Water with Dr. Tamlin Pavelsky
August 8: Roaming the Wilds: Exploring NC Mammals Shore to Summit with Dr. Aimee Rockhill
August 15: All About Hellbenders with Lori Williams
Zahner Lecture Series at Highlands Biological Station
Join the Highlands Biological Foundation for their annual Zahner Conservation Lecture series.
